text: Job Discussion Forums :: View topic - Via Lingua Anyone Heard Of Them? Get TEFL Certified & Start Your Adventure Today! Job Discussion Forums"The Internet's Meeting Place for ESL/EFL Students and Teachers from Around the World!" FAQ Search Memberlist Usergroups Register Profile Log in to check your private messages Log in Via Lingua Anyone Heard Of Them? Goto page 1, 2 Next Job Discussion Forums Forum Index -> Greece View previous topic :: View next topic Via Lingua a good choice? DONT 35% [ 5 ] ITS OK 7% [ 1 ] GOOD 57% [ 8 ] Total Votes : 14 Author Message Preston866Joined: 11 Mar 2005Posts: 12 Posted: Thu Apr 07, 2005 4:11 pm Post subject: Via Lingua Anyone Heard Of Them? Has anyone heard of Via Lingua? I got an email from them today & they are TEFL school. It sounds too good to be true. They are in Corinth Greece. This is what their website says: TEFL certificate course with Via Lingua in Corinth, Greece. Certificate in Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) 4-week, 120-hour intensive TEFL certificate course 10 hours TEFL teaching practice Internationally experienced TEFL trainers Internationally recognized TEFL certificate Global TEFL employment assistance FREE FLIGHTSFor TEFL certificate courses starting June 20th, July 25th and August 29th: we'll book and pay for your flight to Greece from London. Offer valid for all paying the TEFL certificate course fee in full by 30 April. Flights are to Athens on the Saturday before each course. Please let me know if you've heard of them and if so are they any good??? Back to top crashartist1Joined: 06 Jun 2004Posts: 164 Posted: Tue Apr 19, 2005 5:46 pm Post subject: Via Lingua is great! I am a graduate of Via Lingua and let me show you something I wrote for the newsletter. Now, I am not in any way affiliated with them, I just graduated from their course in Istanbul Turkey. If it wasn't for the way the system was set up and the companies great help I would not have any of the things I have now. After completing my certificate program through Kent English in Istanbul in late August of 2004, there was a plethora of opportunities available for me. Using my M.B.A. and my newly acquired teaching certificate I contracted work with different Law firms in Istanbul before accepting a job as a Manager of a large language school. I am currently living in Eskisehir (about 4 hours south of Istanbul). My language school is on the campus of Anadolu University, and a majority of my students are University students and professors. It is a wonderful feeling when you can walk into a room and have 8 people with Ph D.s looking up to you to help them (this was my first class when I arrived here, yes, I felt a little inadequate). I also have been given the privilege to start teaching classes at the University, I teach 2nd and 3rd year undergraduate students in the English Faculty, teaching Colloquial English and I will start a Masters in English Language Teaching. Along with my teaching duties at both the University and at my language school, I will also be starting an English Language television program broadcasted by the University. I brought the idea to the managers of the on-campus broadcasting station and we are currently working on the program. This program will be a once a week locally broadcasted show on the Universities channel geared to all ages and levels of English speakers. I have been given a great apartment on the campus, with access to the pool and the gymnasium. I have a 3-minute walk to work every morning where I can see the snow covered mountains in the distance and large pines looming above me like sentries. The campus is beautiful with Japanese gardens and large outdoor fountains surrounded by grass areas for relaxing between classes. It has been an exciting 7 months for me in Turkey, the opportunities available to us, as native speakers, are extraordinary. You will not find a more exciting place, a more wondrous, historical place then Istanbul, the Queen of cities. I know this is geared for Turkey, but I didn't want to cut anything out. The are a wonderful company and I would suggest that you take this oppurtunity. It is worth it, the program is great very in-depth and knowledgeable. Back to top pirateinpanamaJoined: 04 Feb 2003Posts: 93Location: Panama City, Panama Posted: Sun May 01, 2005 11:06 pm Post subject: Preston; as they say, "if it walks like a duck..." Another nebulous operation out of poor lil' ol'Corinth. The longwinded testimonial prior to this post seems to prove that. Yeah, Greece would be ideal, but you'd be working for zip. Good luck! Back to top crashartist1Joined: 06 Jun 2004Posts: 164 Posted: Thu May 05, 2005 2:42 pm Post subject: the thing about the flights is that from London to Athens you can get a flight for $4.00 on Ryan Air, so it might sound like something really expensive but actually it is not, but it can save you the trouble of getting the ticket. I don't know what kind of jobs you are going to find but I would think that it won't pay alot and probably not on the island. Back to top NRMJoined: 19 Jul 2005Posts: 5 Posted: Wed Jul 20, 2005 7:19 am Post subject: Quote: Preston; as they say, "if it walks like a duck..." Another nebulous operation out of poor lil' ol'Corinth. The longwinded testimonial prior to this post seems to prove that. Yeah, Greece would be ideal, but you'd be working for zip. Good luck! Amazing how some poeple make comments but know ABSOLUTELY NOTHING about the matter! Please be careful about comments made in ignorance! www.vialingua.org Although the Cambridge CELTA and the Trinity CTESOL are the most widely known certificate courses, there are other courses which are excellent. I am a teacher trainer on the Via Lingua course and can see some improvements which is has made on the CELTA. Via Lingua is a SERIOUS setup - and is externally moderated by the University of Birmingham, UK. which is respected in the field of TESOL. A candidate taking the Via Lingua course will not work in the centre they study, necessarily. The flight deal is something which they have managed to work into the price of the course in certain situations. At certain times of the year there are excellent deals on flights from the UK (off peak). One of the trainees I have this month is from the USA. She was a little worried about leaving the US and coming to Europe to take a course. She had actually signed up 2 years ago! She said to me last week that she is "SO GLAD" she came! She is learning a huge amount. Back to top NRMJoined: 19 Jul 2005Posts: 5 Posted: Wed Jul 20, 2005 7:26 am Post subject: One of the things I have appreciated in training on the Via Lingua course is the amount of time teacher trainers are given in planning their lesson practice. On the CELTA course I did many years ago we had half hour attempts at lessons. On the course we are running here in Portugal, trainees get to give a full class from beginning to end. Teaching practice is done at the end of the day (between 5 - 8 pm - in our centre). The benefit of taking the course in one of the centres is that they are run in the types of language schools where teachers would normally find jobs afterward. Students in the teaching practice sessions are locals. In the course we are running we offer free classes at a range of levels. (Students pay a deposit of 25 Euros which they get back at the end of the course - this assures they actually come for the whole time). This is the first year I have been a trainer with Via Lingua - and I hope it is not my last! I love it! Back to top CPS1116Joined: 09 Sep 2005Posts: 8 Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2005 12:32 pm Post subject: Via Lingua is excellent!! I did the Via Lingua course in Crete and would highly recommend it to anyone interested in doing their training course in Greece. It's a very professional school, but the trainers are excellent and I learned more in 4 weeks than I learned in 4 years of university!!! It's real, practical training that you get at Via Lingua- your lessons are observed and the feedback is instrumental. You take a really active role in your own learning, but at the end of the course you feel ready to teach. I've spoken with people who did other courses and we compared our TEFL courses as we started teaching together- and after hearing some stories, I was so glad that I'd chosen Via Lingua Crete for my course- I seem to have gotten a great deal!!!! There are a lot of 'cowboy outfits' out there and I can understand people's concern for a company that's not as well known as, say, Cambridge- it's good to be cautious, but Via Lingua is a very, very good training course. Back to top NRMJoined: 19 Jul 2005Posts: 5 Posted: Sat Sep 24, 2005 12:41 pm Post subject: www.eslcafe.com/discussion/dz1/index.cgi?read=1408939076 Quote: I got my TEFL certification with Via Lingua and would highly recommend it to anyone interested. The courses are intensive, but the trainers are professional and knowledgable and they have a really good job guidance programme. I was able to find a job within days of finishing the course! Also, they are linked with the University of Birmingham, who I contacted before I did the course- they had nothing but good things to say about the academic standards of Via Lingua. Messages In This Thread Via Lingua TEFL Teacher -- Friday, 23 September 2005, at 5:08 a.m. Back to top Mark LoydJoined: 13 Sep 2005Posts: 517 Posted: Fri Oct 14, 2005 9:17 pm Post subject: con Back to top crashartist1Joined: 06 Jun 2004Posts: 164 Posted: Sat Oct 15, 2005 12:50 pm Post subject: You just the little bunny aren't you Mark? Jumping from one post to another. You have a little bit to say about everyone and everything. You seem to after something or someone, you have almost 90 posts on different threads in only one month of being a member of the forum, it has taken me a year to do that and same with a lot of others. Back to top Mark LoydJoined: 13 Sep 2005Posts: 517 Posted: Wed Oct 26, 2005 6:53 pm Post subject: Was the via lingua ''school'' on a hill, because they certainly saw you coming. Back to top NickyboyJoined: 03 Jul 2004Posts: 21 Posted: Fri Jan 13, 2006 4:39 am Post subject: Did the course in April/May '04 in Crete. Nothing but praise for the course itself. Hard to know how you could improve it. Had an issue with one of the teacher trainers, but she's long gone, the crazy *beep*! Back to top gammaJoined: 16 Jan 2006Posts: 2 Posted: Fri Jan 27, 2006 12:49 am Post subject: If you are thinking about taking a TEFL certificate course, I would strongly recommend taking a certificate that is internationally recognised. Due to the increasing numbers of unregulated TEFL schools offering "international" TEFL certificates, many employees are now requesting that certificates are notarised in the country of origin. A marketing ploy that many teacher training centres use is the fact that they are attached to a university or college, whereas they are merely paying the named institute a high fee to moderate. I am a qualified Cambridge trainer and believe that although these types of courses are usually cheaper, the trainers rarely have qualifications. In fact, many of the trainers are past trainees from the same course who have no real teaching experience, let alone training ability. I have a colleague now, who is working as a trainer in one of these schools who was going out with the current manager and was offered a job by him. Whatever your choice, make an informed decision. Back to top wolfmanJoined: 18 Jan 2006Posts: 189 Posted: Mon Mar 20, 2006 5:26 am Post subject: this program IS internationally recognized though, right? sorry... total newb here. Back to top Mia2006Joined: 21 Jan 2006Posts: 4Location: Greece Posted: Tue Mar 21, 2006 5:19 pm Post subject: Well, there are others in Greece if you want to study there, accredited and internationally recognized. Go on Google and do some research. 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UNHCR is marking World Refugee Day by rolling out a new campaign, called 'Dilemmas,' which depicts some of the tough choices facing refugees, helping the public to empathize with, and understand, their dilemma.
It is being supported in special television spots by UNHCR Special Envoy Angelina Jolie and other celebrities, including some of the agency's many Goodwill Ambassadors.
The global social advocacy campaign, "Dilemmas", aims to help fight intolerance and xenophobia against refugees. UNHCR Special Envoy Angelina Jolie and a host of other celebrities echo the same strong message: No one chooses to be a refugee. You can help: http://takeaction.unhcr.org
"Refugees leave because they have no choice. We must choose to help," Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said in his message to mark the Day, observed annually on 20 June.
Earlier this week the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) released its Global Trends 2011 report, which updates the number of people of concern to the agency, including refugees, asylum-seekers, the stateless and internally displaced people.
It showed that a record 800,000 people were forced to flee across borders last year, more than at any time since 2000. The new refugees are part of a total of 4.3 million people who were newly displaced last year, owing to a string of major humanitarian crises that began in late 2010 in Côte d'Ivoire, and followed by others in Libya, Somalia, Sudan and elsewhere.
"These numbers represent far more than statistics; they are individuals and families whose lives have been upended, whose communities have been destroyed, and whose future remains uncertain," said Mr. Ban.
The UN chief stressed the need to work together to mobilize the political will and leadership to prevent and end the conflicts that trigger refugee flows. And where security is restored, it is vital to address the underlying causes of conflict, allowing sustainable refugee return through access to livelihoods, services and the rule of law, he added.
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I'm not sure if the advancement of a post-holidays head cold into a sinus infection (and the associated MS issues related to a fever) had any part of my sensitivity to comments that circulated here on the Life With MS Blog and our Facebook Page but I thought that it might be time we discuss disability insurance and SSDI again.
In this day and age of starkly divided political views many see "leaving work" because of MS as yet another way in which too many people are grasping at a government entitlement and suckling from the public teat. Others see SSDI as an insurance plan into which they have paid and, like any other insurance policy, when they need it they expect it to be there for them.
There are many, many problems with the entire "disability" system (for lack of better terminology, that is how I'll refer to it from here on in this post) and we only have so much room to try to bring them all to the fore. I anticipate a heady debate and airing of many feelings in the comments section on this topic. I, as always, beg you to be courteous to one another even if you disagree with a person's views. We're all in this together, it's not an easy decision (or process) and the last thing anyone going through it needs is to be belittled for their thoughts or concerns.
Disability insurances can be separated into two general categories, private and public.
Private programs are usually attached to other insurance programs your employer may offer. There are long-term and short-term policies and they all differ on what they pay, when and for how long. One important thing to check is to see if you pay for any part of your private disability insurance. If not, any potential benefits you receive would be taxable. If you pay for the premiums or pay a tax on the benefit than disbursements will likely be tax-free.
Public disability programs come from the Social Security Administration and, save for SSI (a low-income security net) are based on the amount you earned — thus paid into the program — during your working life.
Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) payment amounts are calculated on the last several years of working income, so people who taper off their full-time employment (by working fewer hours, reducing responsibility/position or shifting to part-time work) are penalized in the amount of benefit they will receive once approved.
The SSDI process is far from easy, as many of you will attest. One doesn't simply get diagnosed with MS, call their employer and say "I can't work anymore" and start getting Social Security checks deposited into their bank account.
Doctors (yes, plural), review boards, face-to-face meetings and many other (often demeaning) obstacles lie in the path of someone who has come to the difficult conclusion that they can no longer work. There is a very long approval process which can leave many near destitution as they scrape together COBRA payments for health insurance, prescription medications and everyday expenses while not working (and not yet receiving SSDI).
Short-term private disability insurance can sometimes help, but short-term benefits are usually very low (relative to one's former compensation) and long-term benefits usually don't kick in for at least six months after one leaves the workforce.
The psychological fallout from the process has sent more than one strong person to the counseling sofa. Then (and here's where my sensitivity at this weekend's comments comes in), there is the impression that people who can no longer work full-time — and have had to make the difficult choice to proceed with and the even more difficult task of getting approved — feel or are made to feel like they are no longer a vibrant part of society.
We are a culture who define ourselves by "what we do." When that job or career is taken away it is natural for us to feel at a loss for who we are. We'll do enough of that to ourselves; we surely don't need anyone else saying that all we do is lie about and watch the soaps!
The Social Security Administration has initiated a "Ticket to Work" program to try to help people regain some of the independence and self-worth that we achieve through work, but the system is cumbersome and fraught with complicated rules. Many who have cognitive issues due to MS find the whole bloody mess too much to handle.
So, I've gone on enough about the basics of the topic; it's time for you to share your experiences, fears, hopes, trials and successes. Many have been through each phase of the process from trying (and absolutely needing) to stay at work to finding a fulfilling life on the other side of the nasty disability insurance system.
I'm looking forward to a good conversation from all of you and, while we may disagree on some of the political aspects of the system, I hope that we can all agree that this is a very personal journey in which everyone could use support!
Wishing you and your family the best of health.
Don't forget that you can also follow me via our Life With MS Facebook page and on Twitter.
Important: The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and not Everyday Health.


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Physicians at Redmond
If you are admitted to Redmond Regional Medical Center, there's a good chance that the physician who cares for you during your hospitalization will be a Hospitalist. Hospitalists are physicians responsible for managing patient care and treatment on a daily basis from the time a patient is admitted to the hospital until they are discharged. Hospitalist physicians are specially trained to meet your needs in the hospital. They spend their days in the hospital so any urgent needs can be addressed in a timely fashion.
What is a hospitalist?
Unlike your family doctor, hospitalists do not see patients in a clinic, instead choosing to devote themselves to seeing patients in the hospital full time. The Hospitalist Service is valuable because patients often go an office appointment and are delayed because their physician is at the hospital to see a patient. In other instances a hospitalized patient's care or discharge could be delayed while waiting for the physician to be able to come to the hospital. The hospitalist service helps patients have consistent care at the office and the hospital.
All of the hospitalists at Redmond Regional specialize in Internal or Family Medicine. Because they work as a team, you may see more than one during your hospital stay. They are happy to answer your questions regarding your plan of care.
While in the hospital, you may ask your nurse to contact the hospitalist 24 hours-a-day for any issues. After discharge you should contact your primary care physician or the physician recommended to you by the hospitalist.


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HOPKINTON -�Like most everyone connected to the Boston Marathon, Judy Pitasi expects this year's event to be even bigger and better.
"No one, no one is going to stop us,'' said the woman who has hosted runners at her home, cheered on her brother each of the 13 years he raced, and�has served as�a member of the Hopkinton Marathon Committee for about�two decades.
Yes, this year will be different.
Heightened security in the wake of last year's bombings limits what runners can bring, and�puts an end to�the baggage�bus that�ferried athletes'�belongings back to Boston
But the stringent rules - and about 9,000 more runners - for�this year's race could be a big boost for Big Brothers Big Sisters, and perhaps help out a dog or cat.
Instead of planning to fill three trucks with the clothes runners leave behind, Pitasi and her crew of volunteers hope to get 10 trucks' worth of discarded�apparel�that will be donated to the Big Brother Big Sister Foundation. And Baypath Humane Society of Hopkinton will once again be on the list to receive towels and blankets left behind.
"We usually get between 8,000 and 13,000 pounds of clothes,'' said Steve Beck, executive director of the BBBS Foundation. "I wouldn't be surprised to get 26,000'' this year.
Last year, the haul was 11,733 pounds, Pitasi said.
With 36,000 registered runners for the April 21 race, "if each one throws off one thing, that's 36,000 items,'' said Pitasi, and even though suitcases and backpacks are banned, "they're definitely going to wear some sort of shirts and pants'' before the race begins.
Not only do they have more runners this year, but "we've increased our territory,'' she said. Volunteers will be collecting castoffs from the Hopkinton start "to the Ashland town line.''
The number of people signed up to help has increased as well.
"The first year I did it, I just winged it with four or five people,'' said Pitasi, a former longtime Hopkinton resident who now lives in Bellingham. More recently she has had 30 to 40 pairs of hands pitching in, but 100 volunteers have signed up for April 21, she said.
"My only concern is everybody getting into town on time,'' she said. "The logistics of screening everyone'' means volunteers need to be in place earlier than ever.
"In a selfish way, we hope it's cold'' that morning, said Beck. A cold start means runners will come in with extra layers that, when shed,�will help benefit nine mentoring programs throughout eastern Massachusetts and parts of New Hampshire.
The castoffs collected are sold by the Foundation through�its thrift stores, online or in bulk, said Beck. A haul of 30,000 pounds of clothing usually translates into $15,000 for Big Brothers Big Sisters programs, he said. If they make $20,000-plus through this year's Marathon castoffs, it "could change the lives of a dozen children.''
It takes about $2,000 for the screening, background checks and ongoing supervision for volunteer Big Brothers or Sisters to be matched with a child, he said.
"It's a fabulous thing,'' Beck said of the nine-year tradition of collecting clothes at the Marathon for the mentoring program's benefit.
"Judy is awesome. I can't say enough about her.''
As a volunteer helping to clean up after marathoners left town about a decade ago, "I was finishing up doing what I was doing and saw the trash truck picking up'' clothes that were still in good condition, and�"I started screaming,'' Pitasi recalled.
She decided it was time to end that tradition and start something new.
"My goal was to find a charity that wouldn't shred it,'' she said of the clothes, and the Big Brother Big Sister Foundation fit the bill.
Pitasi said�volunteers�haven't found many unusual items left at the athletes' village, but they did start noticing blankets and towels mixed in with the jackets and pants. Although�Big Brother Big Sister wasn't looking for towels, they are gold to one group in town.
"People don't realize we need sheets and towels and stuff'' to care for the dogs and cats at Baypath, said shelter�manager Liz Jefferis. Such donations "are always great for us.''
A�member of Pitasi's team serves as "an animal blanket person,''�Pitasi said.
"We have a great team,'' said Pitasi, and Beck concurs.
"It's fun to volunteer,'' he said, but "it's work. ... We try to get it done in an hour.
"We're most appreciative of this opportunity'' to collect clothes at the Marathon's start, he said.
More information about the Big Brother Big Sister Foundation and its donation program is available at bbbsfoundation.org. Details on what runners�can and can't bring to Hopkinton can be found on the Boston Athletic Association's site, baa.org.
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HOPKINTON -�Like most everyone connected to the Boston Marathon, Judy Pitasi expects this year's event to be even bigger and better.


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H.R.3302 - To name the Department of Veterans Affairs medical center in Bay Pines, Florida, as the "C.W. Bill Young Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center".113th Congress (2013-2014)
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Pensions Help When Divorcing Mediation Belper
Divorce and Pensions divorce is something that is absolutely uncalled for. It breaks down a person emotionally. After the divorce, the time comes when the former spouses need to divide their financial assets. One of the most important financial assets which play a significant role in securing the future of the spouses is the pension. It is wonderful to know the value you will be getting once the divorce is settled because then you can plan the investments that will help you to create a wonderful future. There are several ways in which the pension can get divided.
Knowing which pensions can be divided gives you the opportunity to plan your future finances in an organized manner. So, look to get a paper and a pen so that you can write down all the pensions you and your ex-spouse have. Without any doubt, writing down the pensions will help you when you go out in order to get informed about the rules and regulations the schemes have while divided the pension and the time the whole procedure might take. This might lessen your time as well because you would know which organisations you need to visit. Thus, the first step would be to write down the pension schemes.
Divorce and Pensions What pensions can be divided and how it will be divided depends upon where you live in the United Kingdom. If you are in Scotland then the pension accumulated by you and your ex-spouse during your marriage or civil relationship then only those pensions will get divided. But, in case you are in England, Wales or Northern Ireland then the total pension accumulated by you and your spouse in your lifetime will get divided. So, you need to know which rules are applicable in your area regarding the division of pension.
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Divorce and Pensions You will be entitled to a certain percentage of your spouse's pension in pension sharing. This percentage will be sent to a pension in your name. But, in order for that to happen, you need to have an account at the pension scheme of your ex-spouse. In case you do not have an account then you need to open it in order to have the pension transferred. Remember, you will not receive the money in cash so it is eminent that you need to have that account.
Pension Offsetting
In this scenario, you can offset the value of the pension with any other asset. You may not be inclined to share a portion of your pension with your ex-spouse as the value of the money you will be receiving in terms of pension will get reduced. In that case, you can give your spouse your house or any other asset and you get to keep the entire pension. For that to happen, you need to sign certain papers so that you cannot change the agreement without noticing the other.
Deferred Pension Sharing
This can be really complicated and can cost you a considerable amount of legal fees. In a situation where one partner is already receiving the pension and the other is too young to receive a pension or yet to retire, both the partners need to come to an agreement that pension will be divided in near future.
Deferred Lump Sum
If the owner of the pension is yet to retire then both partners may agree to wait until the pension scheme holder retires and instead of transferring the pension the ex-spouse may get a lump sum amount. This step is taken especially by those who d not have a pension scheme or in need of immediate hard cash.
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The pension of your partner starts getting paid; you also receive a part of it. You might get a lump sum in cash or monthly payments on your pension account. In this case, you will not receive the money until your ex-spouse retires.
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Divorce and Pensions getting a divorce or separation from your partner whether you are married or in a civil relationship is tough. It not only affects you but also has a lasting impact on your family members. If you have children from your marriage then the one who gets affected adversely is your children. At this time, you need someone from outside to take control of the situation. We, at UK Family Mediation Service, provide trusted mediators who have years of experience behind their back about dealing with such situations. Our mediators know how sensitive these situations are and so they act according to the need of the hour.
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"Let your waist be girded and your lamps burning. Be like men watching for their lord, when he returns from the marriage feast; that, when he comes and knocks, they may immediately open to him. Blessed are those servants, whom the lord will find watching when he comes. Most certainly I tell you, that he will dress himself, and make them recline, and will come and serve them. They will be blessed if he comes in the second or third watch, and finds them so. But know this, that if the master of the house had known in what hour the thief was coming, he would have watched, and not allowed his house to be broken into. Therefore be ready also, for the Son of Man is coming in an hour that you don't expect him."
Peter said to him, "Lord, are you telling this parable to us, or to everybody?"
The Lord said, "Who then is the faithful and wise steward, whom his lord will set over his household, to give them their portion of food at the right times? Blessed is that servant whom his lord will find doing so when he comes. Truly I tell you, that he will set him over all that he has. But if that servant says in his heart, 'My lord delays his coming,' and begins to beat the menservants and the maidservants, and to eat and drink, and to be drunken, then the lord of that servant will come in a day when he isn't expecting him, and in an hour that he doesn't know, and will cut him in two, and place his portion with the unfaithful. That servant, who knew his lord's will, and didn't prepare, nor do what he wanted, will be beaten with many stripes, but he who didn't know, and did things worthy of stripes, will be beaten with few stripes. To whoever much is given, of him will much be required; and to whom much was entrusted, of him more will be asked.
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Here are some ways an actor can make you hate him:
1.Be friends with Hollywood Ebola Paris Hilton
2.Hang out with Kellan Lutz
3.Date a Kardashian
4.Join Twitter/Instagram
I actively avoid celebrity Twitter accounts. I actively avoid celebrities on social media. It's too much fontrum. And they can't help themselves with the retweeting of compliments and the exclamation points and the sharing of thoughts and bad grammar. Why are they killing their publicists? This is why publicists were invented: to maintain the illusion, to give us distance. You know what happens otherwise? I'm not going to tell you. I'm going to show you.
Tom Hardy just joined Twitter. This is his Twitter which several of you assholes sent over to me yesterday. I was balls deep in MTV coverage and rehearsals and probably would have missed it but you, you had to be dicks and now, now I can't un-see it. I can't un-see the video. Do you want to see the video? Fine. But I'm warning you, if you click, you'll never get it back.


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Many years ago I was living in a place I didn't like. I was working at a job I didn't like. I was struggling with infertility and what I thought was my only bright spot in life, my husband, was gone all the time with work.
It was at this time that a friend of mine happened to come into the office where I was working. On his way out the door, he made an off hand comment about going to have his weekly treat.
I was curious and asked exactly what he was going to do. "I'm going to go get my weekly cigar and smoke it on my commute home. I give myself a treat every Friday afternoon as a reward for making it through another week of work." He explained.
Now, I am completely against smoking and if I had been a more brazen girl, I might have challenged him to quit and find another treat. But at the time I wasn't brazen. I was bitter and unhappy and I really didn't have it in me to worry about other people and their bad habits. After all, it is pretty hard to love others, when you do not love yourself.
But I thought a lot about the concept of treating one's self. I was no stranger to treats. I regularly went home and "treated" myself to a heaping bowl of Ben and Jerry's. But what I was really doing is medicating. Losing myself in calories.
Today I can say I am a happier person than I've ever been before. That is not a comment I make lightly. It has taken me a lot of time and practice to get to this point. I have had to make changes that at times have been painful. There is no concrete formula for happiness, but I want to share some of the things I have learned along my journey.
The first thing I want to share is an absolute truth. It is this: Nobody can make you happy. Only you can make you happy. People can add to, or take away from, your happiness, but ultimately relying on another person to change your mental state is folly.
The next truth I've learned is that I am enough. Like most mother's I put a lot of pressure on myself to live some sort of imaginary life where I am superwoman and everything is hunky dory. What I've come to realize, and remind myself of when I forget, is that people aren't going to love me less because I am not superwoman. I am loved because I am me, with all my flaws. People are much more interested in how they feel when they are with me than my latest accomplishment.
Another thing I have come to realize over the years is that I must try my best at the things that are most important to me. For instance, fitness is important to me. When I slag off and get out of shape, it affects my happiness. No one else cares or even knows that I didn't get a run in or go to the gym, but it bothers me. I've learned that to be happy, I have to feel that I am trying my hardest at being a good parent and wife, staying fit, and developing my creative mind. This doesn't mean I have to be perfect. I just have to feel like I'm giving it my best.
I've had to stop medicating and start treating. I remember looking at a photo of myself as a child and thinking, what a great kid. I like me as a kid. If I were to meet me as a child I'd want to take her out for a treat just to spend time with her. And then I thought, you know, I treat my kids to certain things when they work hard or show some sort of behavior I like, why don't I treat myself?
The beauty of treating instead of medicating is that treats are always better than medicine. Just ask a kid.
Today my treats are things like a new pair of shoes or a nice bar of French milled soap. I do still love Ben and Jerry's, so once a week or so I have dessert. I've heard it said you shouldn't treat yourself with food. You are not a dog. BUT, I really love dessert and if I've been good all week, by damn I'm having dessert.
I also got rid of all the proverbial "pebbles in my shoe". I found I had small things in my life that didn't bother me enough to feel an urgency to fix them, but they bothered me enough to affect my overall happiness. For me, these things were a forgiveness I had to give and an overdue task I had to get done. Proverbial pebbles can be anything from a nagging body pain to a wounded relationship to an unpaid bill. Once I plucked the pebbles from my life, I realized the weight that they had put on me. Don't underestimate the toll that small annoyances take on your happiness over time.
The last thing I've found that has profoundly changed my happiness is spending time alone. This means no kids, no husband, no friends, no social media. At first it was hard. And a little boring. I am so plugged into my crazy life that it took me a while to get used to quiet.
My alone time is when I run. I used to only want to do long runs with friends, but when I moved I found myself with no running partner. And I discovered my stream of conscience. I find that my best ideas come when I am alone with my thoughts. Funny how that works. And the added bonus is that good ideas have a way of boosting your ego. Even if you never share a good idea or implement it, just having it will make you feel pleased with yourself.
Happiness is always a work in progress. Life happens. Profoundly sad things happen. Sometimes people need professional help to get back on the right path towards happiness. But working towards happiness is much better than the alternative.
If you feel that it is time to quit wallowing and start living, here are my tips to get started.
1. Decide what you want to treat yourself to and what you will do to earn it.
2. List the things that are most important to you. Keep the list where you can see it often to remind you check yourself in these areas.
3. Get rid of the pebble in your shoe.
4. Schedule alone time.
5. Practice saying, "I am enough" to your self. When you start to compare your life to others stop and think. "I am enough. I don't need to do what other people are doing to be the best me."
I hope you are happy. I hope my discoveries are something you have known all along. But if you are not, and you want to make some changes, give them a go.
They have changed my life. They have made me a better mom, wife, friend and artist.
But I still claim my rightful spot in the Work in Progress Society.
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Humanitarian Update from Syria
The Department of Ecumenical Relations and Development (DERD) for the Patriarchate of Antioch and all the East, has issued a late summer report detailing the Patriarchate's assistance to those who have impacted by the internal strife in Syria. The United Nations recently estimated that an estimated 2.5 million people in Syria are in need of humanitarian assistance, and 1.2 million people are internally displaced.
The report writes, "DERD has been coordinating activities with Syrian Arab Red Crescent (SARC), local and regional municipalities, as well as local NGOs, to determine the areas and public buildings that are housing the most vulnerable displaced Syrians who are in need of immediate assistance. Working with local city governments and NGOs helps to ensure that beneficiaries receive aid with minimal overlapping in efforts. DERD also coordinates food distribution activities with World Food Programme and SARC, to identify the locations of people in most in need of food and to avoid duplication."
Since its inception in 1999, DERD has partnered with organizations from all over the world, which has strengthened its effectiveness and ability to meet the needs of the communities it serves. Download the full report.


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text: Dave's ESL Cafe's Student Discussion Forums :: View topic - Number one Thai film star Dave's ESL Cafe's Student Discussion Forums"The Internet's Meeting Place for ESL/EFL Students and Teachers from Around the World!" FAQ Search Memberlist Usergroups Register Profile Log in to check your private messages Log in Number one Thai film star Dave's ESL Cafe's Student Discussion Forums Forum Index -> Film and Cinema View previous topic :: View next topic Author Message jampeeJoined: 01 Nov 2004Posts: 14 Posted: Sun Jan 09, 2005 8:38 am Post subject: Number one Thai film star When you watch a film, what are reasons that make you like it: a location, soud, a kind of film or a film star? I think a film star is very important. If you think the film star is very important, who should be the number one Thai film star? In my opinion, Mit Chaibuncha should be the number one Thai film star for three reasons. First, he is capable film star because he play more than 266 films such as Chatsua, Inseedang, Inseethong. His first film made 700000 bahts, which was a lot of money for the new film star. His next popular film made over one million bahts. Secound, he is brave because he did not fear of dangers. In the last scene of Inseetong, he died in his work because he fell from a helicopter on 8th October 1970; so Inseethong was the last film of Mitchaibuncha. Finally, Thai people love him. Although he died, Thai people still think of him.And on 8th October every year; there will be activities in Salachalermkrung for people, who love Mit Chaibuncha such as film, posters, photographaphs. In conclusion, Mit Chaibuncha is the great film star so thai people love him and call him The number one Thai film star. Do you agree with me. by Sunanta Buachey 46212139 Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First Dave's ESL Cafe's Student Discussion Forums Forum Index -> Film and Cinema All times are GMT - 8 Hours Page 1 of 1 Jump to: Select a forum Student Forums----------------ComputersCurrent NewsCultureEnglish SchoolsFamilyFilm and CinemaFoodHealth and FitnessHelp CenterHobbiesHolidaysLearning EnglishLiteratureMaking FriendsMusicOpinionsPetsScienceSportsThe Strange and MysteriousTOEFL and Other English ExamsTravel You cannot post new topics in this forumYou cannot reply to topics in this forumYou cannot edit your posts in this forumYou cannot delete your posts in this forumYou cannot vote in polls in this forum Dave's ESL Cafe is maintained by the one and only Dave Sperling. Banner Advertising | Bookstore / Alta Books | FAQs | Articles | Interview with Dave Copyright © 2018 Dave's ESL Cafe | All Rights Reserved | Contact Dave's ESL Cafe | Site Map Teachers College, Columbia University: Train to Teach English Here or Abroad Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2002 phpBB Group


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Hank Steinbrenner, before the game:
There's going to be a lot going on this offseason. I promise you that.And after:
The bottom line is, they sucked.
Mark Feinsand, Daily News:
The Yankees needed a Boston Massacre to get themselves back into the playoff race. Instead, they were victimized in a Bronx bloodbath that has likely ended their playoff hopes.
With Hank Steinbrenner watching from the owner's box for the first time since Opening Day, the Yankees were handed yet another humiliating defeat, dropping an 11-3 decision to the rival Red Sox.
John Harper, Daily News:
The late innings felt like last call at Yankee Stadium. ... Going all the way back to April, the Yankees haven't given anyone reason to believe they are a playoff team. ...Recent years, John? You mean how well the Yankees finished in 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007?
No, the karma hasn't been right all season. Maybe it has something to do with Joe Girardi, and the clenched-jaw vibe he gives off, maybe it doesn't. But these Yankees sure haven't responded to tough times the way they did for Joe Torre in recent years.
Kat O'Brien, Newsday:
And so the 2008 season ended for the Yankees, by any realist's measure.>George A. King III, Post:
The Steinbrenner family and Jack Nicholson saw last night what a lot of other people have been looking at for a while: The end of the baseball world as a generation of Yankees know it. ... [T]he morgue-like Stadium [will] soon qualify as the world's largest funeral home and be littered with pinstriped coffins.
Joel Sherman, Post:
The thought of October has become preposterous. Here is why: It is hard to believe this team will even play significant games in September. ...
The Yankees are seven games out of the wild card, a number made more daunting because it is hard to identify anything the 2008 Yankees do well. ...
The Yanks are perilously close to being the $200 million Kansas City Royals, spending September thinking about next year. ... This Yankees offense mimics Hank Steinbrenner, more bluster than action. ... The 2008 season is like the Stadium: History.
Tyler Kepner, Times:
The grand slam exploded like a gunshot Wednesday night, tearing out the guts of even the most naïve believers in the 2008 Yankees.Some screen shots from YES:
The eighth-inning bullet by Dustin Pedroia was like the opening scene of a documentary, many years from now, capturing the thud of finality to something once so special. The question for the Yankees is what starts next: a glorious renaissance or a painful fall from grace?
In the owner's box, Hank Steinbrenner was making his first appearance at Yankee Stadium since opening day. ... [A]s Pedroia rounded the bases, Steinbrenner hung his head. By the bottom of the inning, he was gone from his seat. ...
Behold the majesty of Dustin Pedroia!


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EXETER — He never smiled on camera, earning him the nickname of "the Great Stone Face." But Buster Keaton's comedies rocked Hollywood's silent era with laughter throughout the 1920s. Acclaimed for their originality and clever visual gags, Keaton's movies remain popular crowd-pleasers today.
See for yourself with a screening of 'The Cameraman' (1928), one of Keaton's landmark feature films, on Saturday, March 9 at 7 p.m. at Exeter Town Hall, 10 Front St. in Exeter, N.H. Admission is $15 per person, with proceeds to support the campaign to restore and reopen the IOKA Theater.
'The Cameraman' tells the story of a young man (Keaton) who tries to impress the girl of his dreams (Marceline Day) by working as a freelance newsreel cameraman. His efforts result in spectacular failure, but then a lucky break gives him an unexpected chance to make his mark. Can he parlay the scoop of the year into a secure job and successful romance?
The program will be accompanied by live music performed by New Hampshire composer Jeff Rapsis.
"Jeff is a true artist and his work represents exactly the kind of fun, innovative films we plan to show at the IOKA when it re-opens," said Trevor Bartlett, Programming Chair of the Exeter Theater Company's board of directors. "A live performance like this is a rare thing indeed and we're honored that Jeff is hosting this special event for our benefit."
The Exeter Theater Company is spearheading efforts to restore and reopen the IOKA, a historic theater in downtown Exeter. The theater served as the community's downtown movie house and performance center for nearly a century before closing in 2008.
The benefit screening at Exeter Town Hall is presented with support from Mechanical Forensics Engineering Services of Rochester (www.mfes.com) in cooperation with the Town of Exeter.
In 'The Cameraman,' Keaton creates comedy that plays with the nature of film and reality. The movie contains several classic sequences often cited as among Keaton's best, including a scene where Keaton and a large man both struggle to change into swimsuits in a tiny dressing room. The scene, which runs several minutes long, was filmed in one take.
'The Cameraman' will be preceded by a shorter Keaton picture, 'Sherlock Jr.' (1924), which is also a film about film. In 'Sherlock Jr.,' Keaton plays a movie projectionist hoping to become a great detective. The fun begins when he dreams himself into the plot of his theater's latest crime melodrama, with unexpected results.
Keaton, along with Charlie Chaplin and Harold Lloyd, stands as one of the three great clowns of the silent screen. Many critics regard Keaton as the best of all; Roger Ebert wrote in 2002 that "in an extraordinary period from 1920 to 1929, (Keaton) worked without interruption on a series of films that make him, arguably, the greatest actor-director in the history of the movies." But while making films, Keaton never thought he was an artist, but an entertainer trying to use the then-new art of motion pictures to tell stories and create laughter.
As a performer, Keaton was uniquely suited to the demands of silent comedy. Born in 1895, he made his stage debut as a toddler, joining his family's knockabout vaudeville act and learning to take falls and do acrobatic stunts at an early age. He spent his entire childhood and adolescence on stage, attending school for exactly one day.
An entirely intuitive artist, Keaton entered films in 1917 and was quickly absorbed by the new medium. After apprenticing with popular comedian Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle, Keaton went on to set up his own studio in 1920, making short comedies that established him as a one of the era's leading talents. A remarkable pantomime artist, Keaton naturally used his whole body to communicate emotions ranging from sadness to surprise. In an era with no special effects, Keaton's acrobatic talents meant he performed all his own stunts.
All those talents are on display in 'The Cameraman,' which was selected in 2005 for preservation in the U.S. National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant."
Jeff Rapsis, a New Hampshire-based silent film accompanist, will provide live music for both films. Rapsis, who accompanies silent film screenings at venues around the nation, improvises live scores for silent films using a digital synthesizer to recreate the texture of the full orchestra.
"It's kind of a high-wire act," Rapsis said. "But for me, the energy of live performance is an essential part of the silent film experience."
Rapsis said the Keaton movies, like all silent films, were made to be shown not only with live music, but also on the big screen to large audiences.
"They weren't intended to be watched on a home entertainment center by, say, just you and your dog," Rapsis said. "However, if you can put all the elements back together, the films really do spring back to life. At its best, it's possible for today's audiences to experience why people first fell in love with the movies."
Rapsis said the Keaton program in Exeter is a great way to remind local audiences why it's important to restore and reopen a facility such as the IOKA Theater.
"These films were intended to be communal experiences, and they're part of the DNA of the IOKA," Rapsis said. "We hope that showing the Keaton films to a live audience will help area residents understand another reason why it's important to save the IOKA. Silent film is just one of many types of performance and art that can bring people together and add to a community's quality of life."
Buster Keaton's 'The Cameraman' will be shown on Saturday, March 9 at 7 p.m. at Exeter Town Hall. Admission is $15 per person. For more information, visit www.exetertheater.org. For more information on the music, visit www.jeffrapsis.com.


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CEO Moves this week include:
|Spruce Finance Inc.
|Millennium Energy Corporation
|Foamix Pharmaceuticals Ltd.
|William H. Sadlier, Inc.
|Commercial Metals Company
|Biodesy, Inc.
|Kennametal Inc.
|Columbia Banking System, Inc.
|Destiny Media Technologies Inc.
|Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc.
|WS Packaging Group, Inc.
|Westinghouse Electric Company
|Quorum Health
|Monro Muffler Brake, Inc.
|Snyder's-Lance, Inc.
|The Alliance for Regenerative Medicine
|The Energy Storage Association
|Regenacy Pharmaceuticals, LLC
|Valmont Industries, Inc.
|Digital Fuel
|Naranga, LLC
|ZorroSign, Inc.
|Timberline Knolls Residential Treatment Center
|Citizen Relations
|Textron Inc.
|Community Health Accreditation Partner
|ZeroStack, Inc.
|Osiris Therapeutics, Inc.
|Crystal Financial LLC
|Northrim BanCorp Inc.
|Cooledge Lighting Inc.
|BlueRock Therapeutics
|Lasko Holdings
|Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LLC
|The Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics (SCCE) & Health Care Compliance Association
|First Reserve
|Partnership for Drug-Free Kids
|Daily Burn
|IT Authorities
|The Wonderfund
|HarbisonWalker International
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|National Association of Realtors
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Spruce Finance Inc. [SAN FRANCISCO] has promoted Steve Olszewski, who previously served as chief operating officer, to CEO. Previously, Olszewski led the private student loan business at Discover Financial Services. Prior to Discover Financial Services, Olszewski led underwriting and servicing operations for GMAC's auto insurance business and held operations strategy roles at Capital One.
Pandora [OAKLAND, Calif.] (NYSE: P) announced that Tim Westergren has decided to step down from his position as CEO. CFO Naveen Chopra was named interim CEO.
Millennium Energy Corporation [NEW YORK] (OTC Pink: MENC) announced the appointment of Alexander Lightman as Chief Executive Officer. Lightman has also joined the Board of the Company as a director. Previously, Lightman worked for Mitchell Energy.
Foamix Pharmaceuticals Ltd. [BRIDGEWATER, New Jersey] (NASDAQ: FOMX), announced that it has named David Domzalski Chief Executive Officer of the company. Domzalski currently serves as President of Foamix's U.S. subsidiary. He succeeds Dov Tamarkin as CEO.
William H. Sadlier Inc. [NEW YORK] (OTCPNK: SADL) announced the appointment of the Company's current Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Raymond D. Fagan, as the Company's new President and Chief Executive Officer. Fagan, who joined the Company in 2012, previously held senior executive positions with Dun & Bradstreet, Harcourt Education Group, Interpublic Group and The Thomson Corporation.
Commercial Metals Company [IRVING, Texas] (NYSE: CMC) announced that effective September 1, 2017, Barbara Smith will assume the role of President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and become a member of the board of directors. Smith joined the Company in May 2011 as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, and was appointed Chief Operating Officer in January 2016 and President and Chief Operating Officer in January 2017. Prior to joining the Company, Smith served as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Gerdau Ameristeel Corporation. Her experience also includes more than 20 years with Alcoa in various leadership roles across a variety of Alcoa's businesses.
Biodesy, Inc. [SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.] announced that Dominique Bridon has been appointed Chief Executive Officer and a member of the board of directors. Most recently, he was Chief Development Officer at Nuritas. Prior to that role, Bridon led the development of novel transporter-mediated oncology and CNS drugs at Optivia. He also held various leadership positions at Ipsen, Conjuchem, Redcell, and Abbott. Bridon has served as a Director for Enobia and Neuronax and a member of the Scientific Advisory Board of Syntaxin and Biosortia.
LMI [TYSONS, Va.] announced that David W. Zolet will become its president and chief executive officer. Zolet joins LMI after serving for more than 5 years as executive vice president of CSC. Before CSC, Zolet was at IBM, where he was vice president of systems integration. Previously, he spent more than 20 years with Northrop Grumman Corporation, where he progressed through a number of executive positions. Zolet succeeds Nelson M. Ford who announced his pending retirement earlier this year.
Kennametal Inc. [PITTSBURGH] (NYSE: KMT) announced that it has appointed Christopher (Chris) Rossi as president and chief executive officer and has named him a director. Rossi previously served as the chief executive officer of Dresser-Rand at Siemens. Prior to that, Rossi held numerous leadership positions at Dresser-Rand Group Inc., including executive vice president of global operations, vice president of technology and business development and executive vice president of global aftermarket sales. Chris succeeds Ron De Feo whom the board has appointed executive chairman of the board.
Lindora [COSTA MESA, Calif.] announced that it has named William J. Righeimer as the company's new Chief Executive Officer. Previously, Righeimer spent nearly 6 years as a President and Global General Manager for Mars, Incorporated. More recently, Righeimer served as Chief Executive of Kuantum Brands. Righeimer's career also includes senior management roles at PwC, IBM and several private equity and venture backed companies.
Columbia Banking System, Inc. [TACOMA, Wash.] (NASDAQ: COLB) announced that Hadley S. Robbins, Interim Chief Executive Officer, has been named President and Chief Executive Officer. Robbins will also join Columbia's Board of Directors. Robbins has served as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Columbia since March 2014. His experience includes executive or senior management positions with West Coast Bancorp, Wells Fargo Bank, Pacific Northwest Bank, Bank of the Northwest and First Interstate Bank.
NORTHFIELD BANCORP, INC. [WOODBRIDGE, N.J.] (NASDAQ: NFBK) announced that John W. Alexander, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, has advised the Company's Board of Directors that he intends to retire as Chief Executive Officer effective October 31, 2017. The company has selected Steven M. Klein, President and Chief Operating Officer, to succeed Alexander as CEO as of November 1, 2017.
Destiny Media Technologies Inc. [VANCOUVER] (TSXV: DSY, OTCQB: DSNY) has appointed Fred Vandenberg to the role of President and Chief Executive Officer to replace Steve Vestergaard. Vandenberg is currently Destiny's Chief Financial Officer.
Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc. [CAMBRIDGE, Mass.] (NASDAQ: SRPT) announced the appointment of Douglas S. Ingram as president and chief executive officer. He will also serve on the Company's board of directors. Ingram was previously the president of Allergan, Inc. Most recently, Ingram served as president and chief executive officer of Chase Pharmaceuticals.
WS Packaging Group, Inc. [GREEN BAY, Wis.] announced that Dean Wimer has been named chief executive officer and current CEO Charlie Eitel will take over as the company's chairman. Wimer has been chief operating officer since July 2016. Prior to joining WS Packaging in 2016, Wimer served as president and chief operating officer at Innovairre Communications.
Westinghouse Electric Company [CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP, Pa.] announced that José Emeterio Gutiérrez has been named president and chief executive officer. He had served as interim president and CEO since June 2016. Gutiérrez joined Westinghouse Electric Company in 2008, serving as Nuclear Services technical director and regional vice president of Spain. In 2010, Gutiérrez was named managing director and vice president for Southern Europe in Westinghouse's Europe, Middle East and Africa region. In April 2012, he was named senior vice president of Westinghouse's global Nuclear Fuel and Components Manufacturing.
Fishbowl [ALEXANDRIA, Va.] announced that it has named Jim Soss as the organization's next Chief Executive Officer. Previous roles include Senior Vice President & General Manager for Responsys and Chief Executive Officer of Red Aril. Soss' experience also includes leadership positions at digital marketing and data companies Acxiom, Infogroup and YuMe.
Quorum Health [BRENTWOOD, TENN.] announced that Robert A. Vento has been appointed as president and CEO. Vento has served as interim president of QHR since January 2017. Previously, Vento served as chief operating officer of QHR.
IHA [ANN ARBOR, Mich.] announced that Mark A. LePage will succeed the late Bill Fileti, to serve as the organization's next CEO. Previously, LePage was at Marshfield, where he served as Medical Director of Marshfield Clinic Vascular Center and has continued to serve on the Marshfield Board since 2010. In January 2013, Mark accepted the Chief Medical Officer position at Security Health Plan.
Monro Muffler Brake, Inc. [ROCHESTER, N.Y.] (NASDAQ: MNRO) announced that it has elected Brett Ponton as its next President and Chief Executive Officer. Ponton, an executive with more than 20 years of senior management experience in the auto and tire service industry, most recently served as CEO of American Driveline Systems. Ponton will succeed John Van Heel who has been CEO and a member of the Board of Directors since 2012.
Snyder's-Lance, Inc. [CHARLOTTE, N.C.] (NASDAQ: LNCE) announced that the company has appointed Brian Driscoll as its President and Chief Executive Officer. Driscoll has been serving as the Company's Interim President and CEO since April. He was the former President and CEO of Diamond Foods, Inc. and was appointed to the Snyder's-Lance Board of Directors. Prior to joining Diamond Foods, Driscoll was CEO of Hostess Brands. He also has held senior management positions at Kraft Foods, Inc.
The Alliance for Regenerative Medicine (ARM) [WASHINGTON, DC] announced that it has named Janet Lynch Lambert as the organization's first chief executive officer. Lambert most recently served as the Acting Head of Engagement for the All of Us Research Program at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and as head of the Outreach Office in the Office of the NIH Director. Prior to joining NIH, she was Vice President of Government Relations at Life Technologies. She has held leadership positions in government relations, marketing and business development at large and small life science organizations, including GE and InforMax.
The Energy Storage Association (ESA) [WASHINGTON] announced that Kelly Speakes-Backman will become the organization's first Chief Executive Officer. Speakes-Backman joins ESA from the Alliance to Save Energy where she was the Senior Vice President of Policy and Research. Prior to that, Speakes-Backman served as a Commissioner at the Maryland Public Service Commission and the Director of Clean Energy for the Maryland Energy Administration. Earlier in her career, she held strategy, marketing and sales roles at SunEdison, UTC Power, Wärtsilä and Jenbacher.
Regenacy Pharmaceuticals, LLC [BOSTON] announced the appointment of Simon S. Jones as President and Chief Executive Officer to succeed Walter Ogier. Simon has been a member of the Regenacy management team, serving as Chief Operating Officer and Senior Vice President Preclinical Development. Prior to that, he served as Senior Vice President of Biology and Preclinical Development at Acetylon. Jones joined Acetylon from EPIX Pharmaceuticals Inc., where he was Vice President of Biology and ADMET. Prior to EPIX, Jones held senior level positions in drug discovery and preclinical development for leading biotechnology companies including ArQule Inc., Curis Inc., Creative BioMolecules Inc. and earlier in his career, at Genetics Institute/Wyeth.
Valmont Industries, Inc. [OMAHA, Neb.] (NYSE: VMI) has named Stephen G. Kaniewski as President and Chief Executive Officer effective December 31, 2017. Kaniewski will succeed Mogens C. Bay, Valmont's Chairman and CEO, who will become Executive Chairman on December 31, 2017. Kaniewski has been Valmont's President and Chief Operating Officer since October 2016. Prior to that, he was Group President of Valmont's Utility Support Structures Segment. Steve joined Valmont in 2010 as Vice President, Information Technology and also has held the position of Vice President, Global Operations for the Irrigation Segment.
Amtrak [WASHINGTON] announced that it has named Richard Anderson as its next president and chief executive officer. Anderson was formerly chief executive officer of both Delta and Northwest Airlines. He was also executive vice president at United Healthcare.
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Naranga LLC [ATLANTA] announced the appointment of Mark Montini as chief executive officer. Montini was the founder and CEO of Promio. Prior to Promio, Montini started and led companies that built the first national-to-local CRM for non-profits and the first national-to-local website building platform.
MedeAnalytics [EMERYVILLE, Calif.] announced the appointment of Paul Kaiser as Chief Executive Officer. Kaiser was most recently president of TriZetto Provider Solutions. Prior to joining TriZetto, Kaiser was the director of sales for Cerner Corporation. Kaiser replaces former CEO Andrew Hurd.
ZorroSign, Inc. [SAN FRANCISCO] announced the appointment of Shamsh Hadi as the new Chief Executive Officer.
Timberline Knolls Residential Treatment Center [CHICAGO] has named Colleen Kula Hopkins as CEO. Kula Hopkins began her professional journey at Timberline Knolls working directly with residents providing milieu treatment services and fostering the therapeutic community.
OpenEBS [SAN JOSE, California] announced that Evan Powell, Co-founder of companies including Nexenta Systems and StackStorm has joined as CEO.
Gentherm [NORTHVILLE, Mich.] (NASDAQ-GS: THRM) announced that Daniel R. Coker, President, CEO, will retire and begin a planned leadership transition over the next several months.
Citizen Relations [LOS ANGELES] announced Jim Joseph has been named its new CEO. Daryl McCullough, previous Chairman and CEO, remains with the organization serving as Chairman.
Textron Inc. [PROVIDENCE, R.I.] (NYSE: TXT) announced that Lisa Atherton has been named president & CEO of Textron Systems. Atherton most recently served as executive vice president of Military Business at Bell Helicopter. She has also held several other leadership positions including vice president of Global Military Business Development, V-22 program manager and director of Military Programs. Atherton began her career with Textron in 2007 as the vice president of Area Attack at Textron Defense Systems. Prior to joining Textron, Atherton was an officer in the U.S. Air Force. She succeeds Ellen Lord.
Community Health Accreditation Partner (CHAP) [WASHINGTON] has announced that Karen Collishaw, has decided to resign. Additionally, the company has appointed its current Chairwoman, Barbara McCann, to the position of Interim President and CEO.
ZeroStack, Inc. [MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif] announced that David Greene has joined the company as CEO. Greene takes over from ZeroStack co-founder Ajay Gulati, who will continue with the company as CTO. Greene comes to ZeroStack from Aerohive Networks, where he was CMO. He has nearly 30 years' experience in both public and private technology companies leading marketing, product management, and business development for such companies as Riverbed, HP, and BMC Software.
FIS [SAND SPRINGS, Okla.] announced that Keyth Pengal was appointed as CEO. Pengal brings over 25 years of operating experience, most recently as a Managing Director of Atar's operating group, where he will remain as a Senior Advisor. Prior to supporting Atar Capital, Pengal held a number of executive positions/roles in operations, including Vice President of Operations at Goldline International.
Osiris Therapeutics, Inc. [COLUMBIA, Md.] announced it has appointed Linda Palczuk to serve as President and CEO. Palczuk had an extensive and successful 30 year career with AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals and its legacy companies, serving in senior level commercial and general management roles, including Vice President, Mature Brands and Vice President Global Commercial Excellence, Vice President Sales & Marketing, and Vice President Sales.
Crystal Financial LLC [BOSTON] announced that its CEO, Ward K Mooney, plans to retire at the end of December 2017. Upon his departure Michael L Pizette, Chief Credit Officer, and Steven Migliero, Senior Managing Director, will serve as Co-CEOs.
Northrim BanCorp Inc. [ANCHORAGE, Alaska] (NASDAQ: NRIM) named Joe Schierhorn as President and CEO. Schierhorn started his Northrim career as Vice President, Commercial Loan Officer and Regulatory Compliance Manager in 1990. Joe was promoted first to be an Executive Vice President then elevated to Chief Financial Officer, Chief Operating Officer and finally President & Chief Executive Officer of the Bank.
Cooledge Lighting Inc. [VANCOUVER, British Columbia] announced the appointment of William J. Sims as CEO. A board member since 2015, Sims served as interim CEO for the past year. Sims is well known as the former President and CEO of Color Kinetics.
BlueRock Therapeutics [CAMBRIDGE, Mass.] announced that Emile Nuwaysir has joined as president and CEO. Nuwaysir previously served as president and COO of Cellular Dynamics International (CDI). He was also president of Opsis Therapeutics Inc. Prior to CDI, Nuwaysir worked for NimbleGen Systems. Nuwaysir is vice chairman of Invenra Inc., an antibody discovery company he founded in 2011.
Lasko Holdings [WEST CHESTER, Pa.] has named Terry Carlson CEO. He succeeds Jerry W. Levin, interim CEO since November. Carlson has been with market leading companies his entire career, including Black & Decker/DeWalt, Emerson/Bosch, Raymarine, Jarden and most recently Universal Trailer.
Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LLC [THE WOODLANDS, Texas] announced that Peter Cella, president and chief executive officer (CEO), intends to retire from the company, effective August 1, 2017. Additionally, the company announced that Mark Lashier, currently executive vice president, Commercial, will succeed Cella as president and CEO. Lashier has nearly 30 years of experience in the chemicals industry, beginning his career as an engineer with the Phillips Petroleum Company. Since that time, he has held numerous positions of increasing responsibility, including the Asia Region manager, senior vice president, Specialties, Aromatics, Styrenics, and executive vice president, Olefins and Polyolefins.
Virtua [MARLTON, N.J.] has named Dennis W. Pullin president and CEO of the company, succeeding Richard P. Miller. He comes to Virtua from MedStar Health in Baltimore. Prior to his appointment to this position in 2009, he was senior vice president and COO of MedStar Washington Hospital Center. His previous leadership positions include vice president, operations and business development, St. Luke's Episcopal Health System; vice president, acquisitions and development, Symbion Ambulatory Resource Centers; executive director, Baylor Sports Medicine Institute, and COO, Hopestar Medical Management Group in Houston.
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School of Rock [EL SEGUNDO, Calif. & CHICAGO] announced the appointment of Rob Price as President and Chief Executive Officer. Prior to School of Rock, Price served as President of Edible Arrangements. Before that, he was SVP, Chief Marketing Officer at CVS Health. Price has also held executive roles at Wawa Food Markets and H-E-B Grocery.
Pacific City Financial Corporation [LOS ANGELES] (OTC: PFCF) announced that they have appointed Henry Kim to succeed as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and the Bank upon the retirement of Haeyoung Cho at the end of 2017. Since 2014, Kim has served as Senior Executive Vice President, Chief Credit Officer and Chief Operating Officer of the Company and the Bank. He also served as Executive Vice President and Chief Credit Officer of the Company and the Bank since 2011. Prior to that, Kim held Senior Loan Officer Position in other Korean-American banks in Southern California.
Solos Endoscopy, Inc. [BOSTON, MA] (OTC PINK: SNDY) has announced the appointment of Dom Gatto as CEO and Chairman of the Board. He was previously Chief Operating Officer for start-up Acueity Healthcare. Gatto is the founder of AMG Development and MedTrek.
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It was Oct. 13 of last year that Pam McColl decided Santa Claus had to quit smoking.
She had gone to the Kitsilano Library. She was looking for an idea. An entrepreneur and self-published author, she was also a committed anti-smoking advocate, and she was looking for a vehicle to convey her message.
"I was flipping through these children's anthologies, and there were lots of smoking rabbits and bears and such. But none of them really grabbed me.
"But then I came across a copy of 'Twas The Night Before Christmas.
"And I went, 'Oh, wow!' There on the page was Santa. And the biggest icon of the holiday season was smoking!"
It would be hard to say which of McColl's personas at that moment felt the greater sense of inspiration — the entrepreneur or the anti-smoking advocate — but both would be very, very happy.
"When I got back to my office," McColl said, "I just had this Eureka moment. I knew in my bones that this was the best idea I ever had."
And what an idea it was — simple, controversial and, some would say, blasphemous:
She would produce a revised version of what is arguably the most famous poem in the world by excising the two lines that mention Santa smoking.
"The stump of a pipe he held tight in his teeth,
"And the smoke it encircled his head like a wreath."
She knew, going in, the furor a revised edition would cause.
"Oh, yeah. I mean, well, it's the most famous poem in the English language, and Santa is a beloved figure, so everybody's going to have an opinion on it."
Easy to say; harder to bring to fruition. McColl put her money where her mouth was.
She remortgaged her Point Grey home for $200,000.
The result was a book entitled Twas The Night Before Christmas: Edited By Santa Claus — so named because (a) it distinguished it from the hundreds of other versions out there, and (b) because it included a note that it had been "edited by Santa Claus for the benefit of children of the 21st century." Its illustrations of Santa show him without a pipe.
(The book also included, on the back of its dust jacket, a word from Santa himself: "Here at the North Pole," Santa wrote, "we decided to leave all of that tired old business of smoking well behind us a long time ago. The reindeer also asked that I confirm that I have only ever worn faux fur out of respect for the endangered species that are in need of our protection.")
She ran off an initial run of 40,000 English-language copies, 7,500 Spanish copies and 3,000 French copies. She had it formatted for eReaders. She hired a New York publicist, then hit the road and started promoting the book at U.S. trade fairs.
And then, because there is nothing like the whiff of political correctness to cause a stink, the book began to attract some press.
Then it attracted a lot more press. She's been interviewed by media across Canada, the U.S., England, Russia, Australia, China, India. Vanity Fair did an item on the book. National Public Radio called. When I called, McColl said she had just finished a half-dozen radio interviews. Even Stephen Colbert took aim at her book in a November show. ("Santa can't quit smoking! He needs that vice. You try dealing with the stress of delivering the world's toys in a single night. We're lucky he's not doing a pa rum pum pum pum of coke off of Blitzen's ass.")
She was inundated with email, some telling her to stick it in her pipe and smoke it, one suggesting that a Christmas wreath might properly decorate her grave.
Academics and medical groups joined the fray. Some were aghast at what they called censorship and political correctness gone wild: some congratulated McColl for drawing attention to the visibility of smoking in popular culture.
And Nicholas Trolli, president of the Amalgamated Order of Real Bearded Santas, was quoted in the New York Post as saying: "Leave my story alone! This change is not officially sanctioned by the North Pole."
The 54-year-old McColl comes by her anti-smoking message honestly, though. A former smoker who quit when she became pregnant with twin daughters — neither of whom smoke — she blogs on smoking, hosts an online peer group for smokers trying to quit and is a member of Smoke Free Movies (a pressure group that tries to rid scenes of smoking in movies). She is now writing a book on how to stop smoking if you are planning a family. When she was 18, she had to flee her family home when her father fell asleep in bed with a lit cigarette and the house was engulfed in flames.
"Yes, I am an entrepreneur, but I believe about this passionately. It was absolutely done to attack smoking."
McColl would also remind us that this is not the first time Santa's image has been revised or used to sell product. Coca-Cola has used his image to sell soda pop for 80 years, and Lucky Strike ran an ad campaign showing Santa smoking one of its cigarettes. Those images, McColl argues, have a pernicious impact on the culture and the rate of smoking, which, she said, has stalled.
"It's important we keep that message getting out there," she said.
Which, she said, she plans to do. The market's there; so, McColl said, is the demand. She noted 75,000 digital copies of the book have been sold since September.
"I'm staying with this for another 10 years. I'm entrenching this (version) in the English language."


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Lime Cheesecake Pie
Total TimePrep: 5 min. + chilling
Makes8 servings
- 1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
- 1 can (14 ounces) sweetened condensed milk
- 1/3 cup lime juice
- 1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 graham cracker crust (9 inches)
- 1 carton (8 ounces) frozen whipped topping, thawed
- Lime slices and fresh mint, optional
- In a large bowl, beat cream cheese until smooth. Add the milk, lime juice and vanilla; beat until smooth. Pour into the crust. Refrigerate for 2 hours. Spread with whipped topping; refrigerate 1 hour longer. Garnish with lime and mint if desired.
Nutrition Facts1 piece: 446 calories, 24g fat (15g saturated fat), 48mg cholesterol, 268mg sodium, 49g carbohydrate (41g sugars, 0 fiber), 7g protein.
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Great summertime cheesecake offering with the lime flavoring. Add more lime juice if you want--but no more than a couple of tablespoons is needed. I do add green food coloring to bump up the color--without it, it looks rather bland but you may prefer it as is. I do garnish with the lime slices for presentation effect--so pretty!
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Oct 15, 2010
Extreme Vanilla overkill! Glad I tased Cream Cheese filling mixture before i put in pie crust! I added at least another 2 Tablespoons of lime juice. Vanilla and lime flavor fight. If I were to make again, I would increase the lime jiuce and leave out the vanilla. Filling somewhat soft, may consider adding some instant pudding mix to help set up filling.
Jul 31, 2010
Yummy! Will definitely make this again. Did not use a carton of whipped topping though.
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Feb 1, 2010
I used the mini graham cracker crust. It made 11 pies. My kids loved them! I will be making this one again...just no cool whip on mine :)
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Feb 26, 2009
Love it, make it all the time. It's quick to whip up and everyone compliments me on it.
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Pad-Printing Registration
The authors discuss pad specifications, cliche positioning, and etching accuracy.
Pad specifications.
Whenever possible, use identical pad shapes for printing process-colors; variations in pad shape may cause image distortion. Make sure the pads are the same hardness, and when you order pads, make sure the manufacturer sends pads that were produced in the same batch.
To extend the life of your pads, maintain their condition as recommended by the manufacturer. For more information on pad maintenance, see our article, "Understanding the Pad in Pad Printing," Screen Printing, May '95, page 111.
Cliche position and etching accuracy. The cliche is potentially the most problematic variable in the process for newcomers to pad printing. Printers have two options when setting up cliches for image transfer.
The first method is to use a single cliche etched with each of the four separations. Machines that use this approach offer very limited adjustment options, which means the images must be accurately etched and precisely positioned. The other, more preferable, option is to use four separate cliches, each carrying a single color. Presses that use this system offer greater flexibility in making registration adjustments between colors.
When setting up your press, try not to compromise the positional accuracy of your cliche(s). Without targets, achieving accurate registration can be difficult, but you can get around this problem by looking at the printed image and selecting three positions in the design where all the colors are prominent. These three points ideally will be straight edges or uniform geometric shapes where misregistered colors will be most readily apparent.
Also aim for the characteristic rosette shape that you see in all well-registered process-color prints. We can't count the number of times we've heard printers say "the color is right, but it's not in register." With four-color process this is simply not possible. If it's out of register, the color will be wrong.
Although the etch depth of the cliche doesn't influence registration accuracy, it plays a role in the color accuracy of the print. Basically, you can follow one of two approaches when etching: You can etch every cliche to the same depth and adjust color intensity by modifying the ink. Or you can adjust etch depth independently for each color to provide the desired color intensity.
We prefer the first option because ink adjustments are easier to accommodate. However, if you use this approach, you must be very precise in your ink mixing and keep accurate records of any adjustments you make.


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Early Childhood Screening is:
A check of vision, hearing, and developmental progress
A review of immunizations and family information
An individual review with parents of child's progress and needs. It identifies needs that may require special attention before a child enters school.
What does a screening look like?
Watch a short screening video.
Is there a cost?
Early Childhood Screening is FREE for all children in Minnesota who are 3 to 5 years old.
When should my child be screened?
State law requires screening before a child starts kindergarten. It is recommended that children be screened between the ages of 3 and 4.
How do I arrange for my child to be screened?
Appointments are necessary. Please call the Screening Office at 763.391.8777 to schedule an appointment or schedule your appointment online. Your child can also be screened by your doctor's office using the form below.
Physician Screening Form
What if I need a copy of my child's screening?
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Registered Mental Health Nurse/RMN
- Recruiter
- Location
- Stevenage, Hertfordshire
- Salary
- Competitive
- Posted
- 11 Sep 2018
- Closing date
- 11 Dec 2018
- Industry
- Health, Care homes & hospices, Mental health, Nursing & midwifery, Social care, Family support, Health, Learning difficulties, Mental health
- Job level
- Experienced (non manager)
- Hours
- Full time
- Contract
- Permanent
- Listing type
- Job vacancy
Registered Mental Health Nurse/RMN
At Cygnet Health Care you'll have the chance to make a real impact on patients, residents & their families.
We are looking for a professional, ambitious & confident Registered Mental Health Nurse.
A rewarding role with excellent career prospects, your focus on quality of care will help us achieve our goals.
RMNs with interests in leadership, research & risk assessment are encouraged to apply.
If you're passionate about what you do, we want to talk to you!
Your Day-to-Day…
- Produce outstanding written reports based on your nursing assessments and observations
- Work closely with the management team to develop the service, audit, and improve quality
- Attend all training and engage in CPD to further knowledge & promote nursing
- Under NMC guidelines, ensure that individual care plans are complete & maintained collectively with residents, relatives and other healthcare professionals.
- Administer prescribed medicines with Healthcare procedure and Healthcare Commission guidelines.
You are…
- Open, compassionate, honest & resilient
- Newly Qualified or Experienced RMN / RNLD with a current Pin Number
- Capable to maintain documentation and undertake audits
- Well informed of the Mental Health Act 1983 & have an understanding of latest nursing practices
- Able to deputise in a clinical lead role
- Focused on patient recovery to monitor, manage & reduce risk
- Helping to empower & support service user independence.
Why Cygnet? We'll offer you…
- Strong career progression opportunities within the region, including into management roles
- RCNi membership
- Monthly reflective practice, support with revalidation & CPD opportunities
- Expert clinical supervision & peer support
- Employee referral scheme
- Company pension scheme.
Please note: successful candidates will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check.
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2009 Toyota Venza Design Features
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Design Ins and Outs Of The 2009 Toyota Venza
08/11/2008 Torrance, CA – August 11, 2008 – Torrance, CA – The 2009 Toyota Venza, scheduled to go on sale later this year, is the first example of Toyota's new direction in passenger car design combining elegance, innovation, comfort and utility.
"We wanted to create something entirely different," said Kevin Hunter, president of Toyota's Calty Design Research in Newport Beach, Calif., and Ann Arbor, Mich. "Not an SUV, not a wagon, not a coupe and not a sedan. We aimed for a more road-focused vehicle and sporty direction."
Venza is based on the FT-SX concept vehicle that debuted at the 2005 Detroit Auto Show. With an overwhelmingly positive response to the show vehicle, Toyota decided to develop Venza with a distinctly American plan.
Toyota's U.S. design and engineering teams worked together to bring this bold design to production. It was one of the first times an American styling group created an overall design concept that engineers would follow for development. Venza will be assembled at Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Ky., home of the Camry, Solara and Avalon. More than 70 percent of its components will come from North American suppliers.
A new genre in personal transportation, Venza incorporates SUV utility and roominess, while maintaining passenger car essentials, such as ease of ingress/egress, performance, a lower, sleek side profile with aerodynamic lines, and unrivaled interior features to deliver optimal comfort.
"We used Toyota's design philosophy, 'Vibrant Clarity' to create a more exciting drive for the customer while still maintaining its high functionality," explained Hunter.
Exterior Design Features
The exterior styling was directed by Calty Project Chief Designer, Ian Cartabiano, in Newport Beach. From a design perspective, Venza achieves aerodynamic sculpted lines that not only look elegant, but help to increase fuel economy by reducing wind resistance. Freeform geometrics define the integration of fluid surfaces defined by smooth lines, which promote even airflow and reduce turbulence. Venza's 20-inch wheels, stylish backlight and integrated aero spoiler make a bold, sporty statement.
"The overall stance of the vehicle is very strong, with the wheels placed out to make it look sure-footed and glued to the ground," said Cartabiano.
Interior Design Features
Venza's impressive "look-at-me" exterior styling leads to a thoughtful interior with surprising roominess, comfort and utility. Integral to the vehicle's design was the idea to make the journey as rewarding as the destination. Interior features make the cabin seem spacious and comfortable with plenty of storage. Calty Ann Arbor's Project Chief Designer, Ben Jimenez, integrated key design features such as a floating concept of the instrument cluster to create a 60/60 center dashboard.
"Most car interiors are like dual cockpits, where both driver and front passengers feel as if they only have access to 40 percent of the available space," Jimenez said.
"The flow of Venza's center console is a bit of an optical illusion," he continued. "Both driver and passenger will feel as if 60 percent of the space is in their personal zone."
Available in front-and all-wheel drive, Venza will be powered by a choice of engines – a V6 or an all-new four-cylinder. Both engines will be mated to a six-speed automatic transmission. Twenty-inch wheels will only be available on V6 models.
With an innovative design direction and impressive driving features, Venza represents the future of Toyota design.
"We need to continue to develop products that are smart and practical," explains Hunter. "But, given the competitive landscape of today's marketplace, they must also evoke an emotional response."